Uniting Against Threats to Cultural Heritage in Iraq and Syria

01 Oct 2015 11:18 AM |
Anonymous

Uniting Against Threats to Cultural Heritage in Iraq and Syria

Fact Sheet

Office of the Spokesperson

Washington, DC
September 30, 2015

The terrorist group known as ISIL, or Daesh, is continuing its campaign of destruction and looting at historic sites in Iraq and Syria. These sites have been preserved for millennia in both Iraq and Syria, whose people are suffering enormous human hardships and losing cultural legacies of universal importance.